Garment



W. FREEDMAN.

GARMENT. APPLICAT|0N FlliED JUNE 20, 1919.

Patented May 25, 1920.

INVENTOR Wi/imirzfiedmam BY 7/ d ATTQRNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM FREEDMAN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARMENT.

Application filed June 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM FREEDMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in garments; particularly a skirt designed to be worn by girls and women and made. so that the waist-band of same can be adj usted to increase or decrease the size thereof.

An object of my invention is to provide a skirt having a waist-band comprising portions, which are preferably integral therewith, for enabling the size of the band to be varied as desired; and which are so related to the band that, when the latter is attached to the top of the skirt, they automatically assume their proper positions; whereby only a single operation is required to secure the band and the adjusting portions to the skirt in the correct manner.

This object and other objects and advantages of my invention are set forth in the following specification, which is to be taken in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating the best form of my invention now known to me. This description, however, is explanatory only; and do not wish to be limited to what is actually disclosed, but reserve the right to make such changes as come within the scope and spirit of my invention as the same as indicated by the general meanings of the terms in which the claim appended hereto are expressed.

On the drawings Figure 1 is a view of a strip of fabric that is to be made up into the waist-band of my improved garment.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the said strip as it appears after portions thereof have been stitched along the edges to provide for'adjusting the size of the waistband.

Fig. 3 shows the complete waist-band stitched to the top of the skirt, a portion of the skirt being included, and;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 Fig. 3.

In the particular description of the drawings I wish to refer first to Fig. 3; whereon I show the top part of a skirt; the lower part being omitted; and around the edge of the top of this skirt is secured by stitches, for example, a waist-band 2. The skirt appears on Fig. 3 as seen from the back. It

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 305,573.

is divided or cut from the top downward a certain distance for convenience in putting it on; and it can be secured by suitable fas tening devices, such as buttons and buttonholes, hooks and eyes, etc., carried by the opposite ends of the band 2. To adjust the size of this band I make it so that it includes projecting portions or flaps 3, the ends of which can be fastened to the outside of the band 2 at different points; in order to enable the wearer to take a reef in the waistband; thereby making it smaller; or let the reef out and thus make it larger when necessary.

The band 2 is made up of an inner layer of fabric 4 and an outer layer of fabric 5. The inner layer 4 is of ordinary form, being a straight strip with its edges parallel throughout. But the outer layer 5 is of the shape shown in Figs. 1 and 2. It is made by taking a strip of suitable cloth and cutting wide shallow notches or recesses 6 in same; there being illustrated four of such recesses, two

in the upper edge, two in the lower edge. Each recess in the upper edge is opposite one in the lower, leaving relative narrow portions 7 between them. The outer layer 5 is as much longer than the inner layer 4 of the waist-band as the combined length of these narrow portions 7 and the flaps 3 are obtained by folding the layer 5 transversely at the middle of each of the narrow portions 7 to cause the half of each of the said portions to be superposed upon and to coincide with the other half. The two halves of each of the narrow portions 7 are then stitched together to make the flaps 3, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3; and the edges of the halves of the portions 7 may be turned over inward before stitching in the usual manner'to provide a finished appearance. The layer 5 is then applied to layer 4 and sewed to same, making 7 the complete waist-band 2 with the portions 3 projecting from one face of the same. l Vhen this band is secured to the top edge of the skirt, the portions 3 will be located at the sides of the garment, where they can be easily manipulated. Obviously I might cut the layer 5 so that the flaps 3 will be located in other places, if preferred and I may vary the number of these flaps 3.

In Fig. 3 the band 2 is shown as provided with three buttons adj acent each of the portions 3, which are shown as having two button-holes each. If each portion 3 is made to engage the two buttons nearest thereto,

the size of the skirt can be adjusted to the full length of the inside layer of fabric 4; but if each portion 3 is made to engage with the two buttons farthest from same; the reef thus taken at each side of the skirt at the waist is let out. The size of the band can thus be made larger or smaller. I may use a greater or less number of buttons when the band 2 is made up; further, instead of buttons I may of course employ hooks and eyes, or any other suitable fastening means.

The portions or flaps 8, being made integral with the outer layer 5 of thewaistband 3 come automatically into proper position when the complete band is attached to the skirt. By the use of a skirt having a Waist-band of this character the skirt can be manufactured so as to include means for adjusting the waist of'same at a relatively low either before or after it is secured to the skirt and would result in frequent mistakes, and loss of time, labor, and material.

Having described my invention, what I believe to be new and desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States is A waist-band for a garment, said band comprising a strip having wide shallow recesses in its opposite edges, said recesses being arranged so that a recess in one edge is adjacent another in the opposite edge, leaving relatively narrow portions between them, to enable said portions to be folded in the middle to cause one half of each portion to coincide with the other half, and said halves to be secured together to provide projecting flaps to be fastened to the band at a plurality of points for enabling the size of the band to be adjusted.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 5th day of June 1919.

WILLIAM FREEDNLAN. 

